O’HARA VILIFIED OVER ILGA’S LIA SYSTEM

Hoteliers jumping through hoops have again become targets for mainstream media critical of anything relating to gambling or liquor that they don’t understand or like. The Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) in NSW has a long-established system of considering

DOG-DEBATE: O’HARAS LAUNCH YAPPY HOUR

As NSW ponders whether to loosen laws on dog-friendly areas in pubs, Dan O’Hara’s Collector Hotel at Parramatta is embracing fur-babies with its new weekend Yappy Hour. The Collector is a down-town pub in Sydney’s second CBD, Parramatta, and appropriately

KILLER OF TEEN IN PUB BRAWL SENTENCED

The man who killed teenager Patrick Cronin with an unprovoked punch to the head during a brawl at the Windy Creek Hotel, has been tried and sentenced for manslaughter. A brawl at the pub in Diamond Creek in outer Melbourne

ACCOUNTANT DIVESTS THRIVING NEWCASTLE PUB FOR $25

The competition to own James Sneddon’s Das Hund Haus bier bar has ended, with a man pocketing his own pub and Sneddon scoring a big win from the exercise. Entries closed to buy the pub’s two-for-one voucher last Thursday at

SNEDDON GIVES AWAY PUB TOMORROW

Accountant-turned-publican James Sneddon is set to give away his pub tomorrow in an attempt to revolutionise the treatment of STIs. Following launch of a campaign earlier this year to give away his Das Hund Haus (The Dog House) German bier

NEW LAWS TO SEE PAROLEES BANNED FROM PUBS

Nanny’s grip could be getting tighter for ex-cons, with Queensland set to be the first to begin individual assessment and banning of parolees from pubs and clubs. In a first for Australia, every Queensland convict up for parole will have

COLOSIMOS BRINGING PUB-2U

The Colosimos’ Momento Hospitality Group has begun home delivery of food & drinks – bringing Pub-2U to folks in the Hills, out of pioneer venue the Hillside Hotel. Capitalising on a highly successful food operation that is being held back

PUBS CLOSING EARLY TO AVOID COMPULSORY ID SCANNERS

Compulsory use of ID scanners is set to begin tomorrow in Queensland, causing unintended consequences for patrons as venues affected forgo their late-night trading to avoid installing them. In January the Queensland Government announced its decision to end plans to